The junior market index fell 7.64 points to end at 2,464.10 on Friday as the prices of 10 stocks rose and 5 declined with 17 securities trading. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date remained at 38 percent.
The volume of stocks traded dropped sharply on Friday with the volume jumped sharply by 165 percent from Thursday’s level and ending with just 1,589,420 units changing hands, valued at $7,836,091, up 239 percent from $2,314,012 on Thursday.
Market activities ended with 9 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
An average of 93,495 units with an average value of $460,947 traded, compared to 50,000 units with an average value of $192,834 on the preceding trading day. 
The average for the month to date is 129,584 units for an average of $756,133 compared to 132,360 units valued at $778,840 on Thursday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging rose $1.10 and closed with 25,000 units changing hands at $20.10, CAC2000 traded 1,600 shares at $4.11 after gaining 11 cents, Cargo Handlers gained 20 cents and closed with 7,320 shares changing hands at $7.80, Caribbean Cream with 225,000 shares changing hands, lost 10 cents to close at $7.20. Caribbean Producers traded 476,500 shares to end with a gain of 18 cents at $3.48, Consolidated Bakeries rose 20 cents in trading 3,055 shares to close at $2.40, General Accident rose 5 cents and closed trading with 32,073 units at $3.15, 
Honey Bun with 38,833 shares changing hands, added by 20 cents to end at $6. Jamaican Teas traded 4,000 shares and rose 20 cents to close at $4.10, Jetcon Corporation traded 46,554 shares to close at $5.20, Key Insurance traded 1,300 shares and closed at $2.15, Lasco Distributors declined 50 cents and ended with 30,761 shares trading at $6.50. Lasco Financial fell 20 cents and ended with 77,603 shares changing hands at $3, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.80 with 512,207 shares changing hands after falling 10 cents. Medical Disposables traded 50,000 shares to close with a loss of 53 cents at $4.25, Paramount Trading rose 10 cents to end at $3.95 with 27,614 shares changing hands and tTech climbed 65 cents and ended with 30,000 shares changing hands at $5.75.
Juniors market trading picks up – Friday
Another record close for JSE stocks
Trading in NCB’s shares helped to push the JSE to a record close on Friday.
The movement in NCB’s price helped to push the all Jamaica composite Index market up by 5,266.74 points to 196,721.20 points and the JSE market Index surged 4,709.42 points to 176,945.54.
At the close the main market pulled back from the day’s high as NCB pulled back to close at $49.50 with 70,115 shares and ending the day with a gain of 50 cents. At the close of trading the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 802.42 points to close at a new closing high of 192,256.88, with the year to date gains at 16 percent. The JSE Market Index rose 717.51 points to finish at 172,953.63 and the JSE combined index gained 586.89 points to end at 185,708.82 with a gain for the year to date of 18 percent.
At the close 3,262,803 units valued at $38,639,306 changed hands, compared to 5,034,107 units valued at $245,730,492 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 1,589,420 units trading valued at $7,836,091 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 76,063 and 133,657 units month to date. On Thursday, an average of 282,822 units traded and for the month to date, 191,250 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.The market closed with 39 securities trading as the prices of 20 gained while 12 declined in the overall market, including 10 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 20 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 4 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments rose 39 cents in trading 30,019 units to close at $4.50, Berger Paints traded 27,708 shares and lost 75 cents to end at $5.60, Cable & Wireless closed at 80 cents with 188,262 units trading, Caribbean Cement dived $3.55 with 75,812 units changing hands, to close at $27. Carreras ended trading 2,172 shares, to close at $65.50. The price of 1834 Investments dropped 3 cents in trading at 180,460 shares to end at $1.30, Grace Kennedy ended up trading of 176,027 units but fell $1.44 at $40, Jamaica Broilers rose 37 cents and closed at $14.95 with 46,100 shares being switched.
Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 1 cent and ended at $5.69 after trading 13,110 shares, JMMB Group closed trading with 213,827 shares to end with a fall of 70 cents at $13.80, Mayberry Investments traded 45,100 shares to close at $3.90, after rising 15 cents, Investors bought 34,029 shares of 138 Student Living at $5. Pan Jamaican Investment (soon to become PANJAM Investment limited with shareholders approving the name change) gained 94 cents and closed at $24.64 after trading 220,798 shares, Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents in trading 14,228 shares at $1.30, Sagicor Group had 160,519 shares changing hands and rose 49 cents to close at $24.50. Scotia Group recovered 20 cents in trading 62,835 shares to close at $31.50, Seprod jumped $1.57 in trading 2,200 shares to end at $27.40. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 72,952 units and ended at 19.50 US cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share lost 1 cent in trading 30,100 units at $1.08.
NCB pushes up Jamaican stocks
A sharp jump in the price of National Commercial Bank NCB) pushed the Jamaica Stock Exchange market indices to new record levels with the stock changing hands at $55 in early trading, pushing market up by 5,266.74 points on the all Jamaica composite Index which rose to 196,721.20 points just before 9:45 AM and the JSE market Index up by 4,709.42 to 176,945.54. 
The main indices fell back with the NCB price pulling back to $53 with a $4 rise. Market activity resulted in 8 stocks falling while the prices of 14 $4 gain securities rose. The leading volume trades in the market are, Cable & Wireless traded 102,358 shares at 78 cents, JMMB Group had 111,345 shares changing hands at $13.99, Proven Investments had 72,952 units trading at 19.50 US cents, In the junior market Caribbean Cream fell to $7 while trading 100,000 units.
AMG Packaging climbed $1.01 with 25,000 units trading at $20.10 and Caribbean Cement dropped $1.35 to $29.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 2,238.35 points to 193,692.81, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,405.58 points to 174,237.61, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 1,879.69 points to close at 187,001.62 and the junior market index rose 2.29 points to a new high of 2,474.03.
A total of 28 securities traded of which 9 advanced and 11 fell and resulting in a volume of just 753,463 shares changing hands carrying a value of $6,280,546. The average number of shares traded amount to a low of 26,909 units.
National Commercial hits record at $58
NCB traded 5.8m shares up to $58 for an intra-day high.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index lost 333.38 points to close at 191,454.46, with the year to date gains at 14 percent. The JSE Market Index fell 298.11 points to finish at 172,236.12 and the JSE combined index eased by 15.03 points to end at 185,121.93 with a gain for the year to date of 17 percent.
At the close 5,034,107 units valued at $245,730,492 changed hands, compared to 35,034,107 units valued at $28,268,540 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 599,996 units trading valued at $2,314,012 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 282,822 and 191,250 units month to date. On Wednesday, an average of 125,962 units traded and for the month to date, 117,386 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
The market closed with 35 securities trading as the prices of 13 gained while 13 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 19 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments lost 9 cents in trading 68,100 units to close at $4.11, Cable & Wireless closed at 80 cents with 95,301 units trading, Caribbean Cement climbed by $1.25 with 15,900 units changing hands, to close at $30.55, Carreras loss 50 cents in trading 3,000 shares to end at $65.50. Grace Kennedy ended up trading 13,000 units at $41.44 after gaining 4 cents, Jamaica Broilers rose 7 cents and closed at $14.58 with 4,935 shares changing ownership, Jamaica Producers rose 30 cents to end at $8.30 with 129,016 units trading.
Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $5.70 after trading 396,314 shares, JMMB Group close trading with 287,849 shares to end with a gain of 50 cents at $14.50, Mayberry Investments traded 9,925 shares to close at $3.75. Pan Jamaican Investment (soon to become PanJam Investment limited with shareholders approving the name change) gained 90 cents and closed at $23.70 after trading 9,780 shares, Portland JSX traded 9,100 units with the price recovering 79 cents to $11, for an all-time low. Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents in trading 30,611 shares at $1.30, Sagicor Group had 35,900 shares changing hands and fell 9 cents to close at $24.01, Scotia Group shed 20 cents in trading 33,025 shares to close at $31.30, Seprod dropped $1.67 in trading 3,033 shares to end at $25.83. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 16,060 units and ended at 19.50 US cents, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share lost 1 cent in trading 517,006 units at $1.08.
Juniors rise on Thursday
Jetcon ended trading at a new closing high of $5.20 on Thursday.
The volume of stocks traded dropped sharply on Thursday with the volume falling 68 percent from Wednesday’s level and ending with just 599,996 units changing hands, valued at $2,314,012, down 68 percent from $7,271,634 on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 9 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 ending with lower offer.
An average of 50,000 units with an average value of $192,834 traded, compared to 134,647 units with an average value of $519,402 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 132,360 units for an average of $778,840 compared to 139,223 units valued at $827,673 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.In trading activity, Caribbean Flavours traded 1,650 units and fell 10 cents to end at $8.40, Caribbean Producers traded 75,305 shares to end at $3.30, C2W Music traded 8,000 shares and close at 25 cents, Honey Bun with 3,000 shares changing hands, declined by 29 cents to end at $5.80.
Jamaican Teas traded 8,623 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 17,138 shares to close at $5.20, for an all-time high, KLE Group slipped 10 cents in trading 50,000 shares and closed at $1.60, Lasco Distributors ended with 1,400 shares trading at $7, after rising by 50 cents. Lasco Financial rose 10 cents and ended with 100,966 shares changing hands at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 212,067 shares changing hands after gaining 15 cents, Medical Disposables traded 3,000, shares to close at $4.78 and Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to end at $3.85 with 118,847 shares changing hands.
Juniors drop to 2,446.29 – Wednesday
The junior market traded at a new intraday high of 2,522.83 on Tuesday but closed at 2,485.13 and continued the decline with a sharp 38.84 points fall on Wednesday, to close at 2,446.29 even as the prices more stocks rose than declined. The fall in the market index brings the gain for the year to date at 37 percent
The volume of stocks traded rose on Wednesday with the volume climbing 46 percent from Tuesday’s level and ending with 1,885,054 units changing hands, valued at $7,271,634, up 32 percent from $5,509,660 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, 14 securities changed hands, down from 17 on Tuesday. 6 stocks advanced and 4 declined, including 1 that traded at a 52 weeks’ intra-day high.
Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
An average of 134,647 units with an average value of $519,402 traded, compared to 75,933 units with an average value of $324,098 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 139,223 units for an average of $827,673 compared to 139,639 units valued at $855,698 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Caribbean Cream regained 20 cents and closed with 122,116 shares changing hands at $7.30, Caribbean Flavours traded 3,350 units to end at $8.50, Caribbean Producers rose 9 cents in trading 485,148 shares to end at $3.30, C2W Music traded 1,000 shares and rose 2 cents to 25 cents. Dolphin Cove ended at $15.29 with 2,174 shares trading, General Accident loss 5 cents and closed with 500,000 units changing hands to end at $3.10, Honey Bun with 7,330 shares changing hands rose 19 cents and closed at $6.09,
Jetcon Corporation traded 20,100 shares to close at $5.02, but traded as high as $for an intraday all-time high. Key Insurance gained 15 cents with 145,963 shares trading to end at $2.15, in response to the company posting improved results for the September quarter compared to a loss in the June quarter, KLE Group climbed 10 cents in trading 70,000 shares and closed at $1.70. Lasco Distributors ended with 92,344 shares trading at $6.50, after declining by 39 cents, Lasco Financial ended with 4,651 shares changing hands at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.75 with 380,890 shares changing hands after slipping 15 cents and Paramount Trading lost 1 cent to end at $4 with 49,988 shares changing hands.
Record 191,788 close for JSE stocks
Bulls in cautious run on Jamaican stocks
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,682.71 points to close at 191,787.84, with the year to date gains at 13 percent. The JSE Market Index rose 1,504.65 points to finish at 172,534.23 and the JSE combined index gained 996.34 points to end at 185,136.96 with a gain for the year to date of 17 percent.
At the close 5,034,107 units valued at $28,268,540 changed hands, compared to 3,554,573 units valued at $49,191,747 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,885,054 units trading valued at $7,271,634 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 125,962 and 117,386 units month to date. On Tuesday, an average of 90,548 units traded and for the month to date, 99,679 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.The market closed with 39 securities trading as the prices of 14 gained while 14 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 6 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 14,000 units to close at $4.20, Berger traded 14,500 shares to gain 15 cents and close at $6.50, Cable & Wireless closed at 80 cents with 167,652 units trading, Caribbean Cement lost 65 cents with 26,557 units changing hands, to close at $29.30, Carreras gained $1 in trading 6,500 shares to end at $66. Ciboney traded 254,900 units and closed at 18 cents, Grace Kennedy ended up trading 42,866 units at $41.40 after easing 3 cents, Jamaica Broilers fell 7 cents and closed at $14.51 with 32,302 shares changing ownership, Jamaica Producers lost 20 cents to end at $8 with 124,267 units trading.
Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 19 cents and ended at $5.70 after trading 71,432 shares, JMMB Group close trading with 289,634 shares to end at $14, Mayberry Investments rose 10 cents in trading 35,604 shares to close at $3.75, National Commercial Bank ended with just 2,200 shares changing hands but fell back $4 to $49. Trading in the shares of 138 Student Living ended in 53,200 units changing hands at $5, Pan Jamaican Investment fell 85 cents and closed at $22.80 after trading 40,782 shares, Portland JSX traded just 1,000 units with the price falling 79 cents to $10.21, for an all-time low. Sagicor Group had 117,831 shares changing hands and fell 89 cents to close at $24.10, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.23 with 21,237 units switching owners, Scotia Group gained 29 cents in trading 75,089 shares to close at $31.50, Seprod rose 20 cents in trading 82,367 shares to end at $27.50. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 15,255 units to end at 19.50 US cents compared to 19.97 US cents on Tuesday, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share gained 1 cent in trading 1,251,688 units at $1.09 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share ended in trading 401,986 units at $2.10.
National Commercial jumps $7 to $53
NCB closes at new record on Tuesday on the JSE.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,633.32 points to close at 190,105.13, with the year to date gains at 13 percent. The JSE Market Index rose 1,460.49 points to finish at 171,029.58 and the JSE combined index gained 1,250.77 points to end at 184,140.62 with a gain for the year to date of 15.6 percent.
At the close 3,554,573 units valued at $49,191,747 changed hands, compared to 1,386,155 units valued at $4,662,262 changing hands on Monday. The junior market accounted for 1,290,866 units trading valued at $5,509,660 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 90,548 and 99,679 units month to date. On Monday, an average of 62,133 units traded and for the month to date, 108,809 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.The market closed with 42 securities trading as the prices of 21 gained while 13 declined in the overall market, including 9 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 115,028 units and gained 20 cents to close at $4.20, Cable & Wireless closed at 80 cents with 436,344 units trading, Caribbean Cement lost 5 cents with 131,792 units changing hands, to close at $29.95, Carreras traded 2,000 shares to end at $65. Grace Kennedy ended up trading 378,873 units at $41.43 after rising 63 cents,
Jamaica Broilers fell 42 cents and closed at $14.58 with 6,665 shares changing ownership, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 19 cents and ended at $5.69 after trading 101,985 shares, JMMB Group gained 55 cents in trading 237,408 shares to end at $14. Kingston Wharves jumped $1.26 in trading 40,000 shares to close at $18.51, Pan Jamaican Investment fell 5 cents and closed at $23.65 after trading 108,967 shares, Radio Jamaica closed with a gain of 1 cent to close at $1.32 with 23,297 shares trading, Sagicor Group had 452,560 shares changing hands and rose 99 cents to close at $24.99. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded with a rise of 11 cents to close at $10.23 with 29,630 units switching owners, Scotia Investments gained 10 cents in trading 37,500 shares to close at $26.65, Seprod rose 30 cents in trading 4,600 shares to end at $27.30. Supreme Ventures fell 10 cents trading 47,100 shares to close at $4.90 and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 26,082 units at $1.08.
Record 2,522 points for juniors – Tuesday
Jetcon closed at a new high on Tuesday with a rise of 275% in its Q3 profit.
Trading that was slow on Monday picked up steam on Tuesday with many more securities trading with higher volumes. Trading closed on Tuesday with the market index falling 10.09 points to close with 2,485.13 points, bringing the gain for the year to date at 39 percent.
The volume of stocks traded that fell sharply on Monday, surged on Tuesday with the volume jumping 310 percent from Monday’s levels and ending with just 1,290,866 units changing hands, valued at $5,509,660, up 279 percent from $754,871 on Monday.
At the close of trading 17 securities traded, up from 11 on Monday, while 9 stocks advanced but a number of them rose by just one or two cents and 8 declining, including 3 that traded at a 52 weeks’ high.
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.An average of 75,933 units with an average value of $324,098 traded, compared to 34,104 units with an average value of $56,558 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 139,639 units for an average of $855,698 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Access Financial rose 2 cents with 727 shares changing hands to close at $20.08, AMG Packaging fell 50 cents and ended with 3,951 shares changing hands at $19, Caribbean Cream fell 65 cents and closed with 67,195 shares changing hands at $7. Caribbean Flavours traded 5,000 units to end at $8.50 with a fall of 1 cent, Caribbean Producers fell 29 cents in trading 60,000 shares to end at $3.21, Consolidated Bakeries lost 25 cents in trading 304,000 shares to close at $2.20, General Accident gained 3 cents and closed with 2,571 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.15. Honey Bun with 22,900 shares changing hands rose 40 cents and closed at $5.90, Jamaican Teas traded 11,900 shares and gained 10 cents to close at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 227,000 shares and gained 2 cents to close at 52 weeks’ closing high of
$5.02, KLE Group climbed 45 cents in traded 41,500 shares and closed at $1.60. Lasco Distributors ended with 78,438 shares trading at $6.90, after declining by 1 cent, Lasco Financial ended with 45,120 shares changing hands at $3.10, after rising 10 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.89 with 153,518 shares changing hands after slipping 1 cent. Medical Disposables lost 2 cents in trading 5,400 units, to end at $4.78, Paramount Trading price hit an intraday all-time high of $4.70 in early trading, but rose 1 cent to a new all-time closing high of $4.01 with 151,218 shares changing hands and tTech fell 70 cents and ended with 110,428 shares changing hands at $5.10.
Jamaican stocks surge in early trading
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange is off to spirited activity with sharply greater volumes as well as the number of securities changing hands. Trading lead to a new junior market high after clearing he 2,500 points level for the first time. Main market indices climbed sharply, after 75minutes of market activity.
Market activity resulted in 8 stocks falling while the prices of 14 securities rose. The leading volume trades in the market are, 
Barita Investments traded 107,628 shares at $4.20, Jamaica Stock Exchange had 86,100 shares down at $5.50, JMMB Group had 170,200 shares changing hands at $14, Kingston Wharves exchanged 40,000 units at $18.51, National Commercial Bank traded shares at 52,966 shares at $46.01 and Sagicor Group had 120,786 units trading at $24. In the junior market Caribbean Cream fell to $7 while trading 67,195 units, Consolidated Bakeries traded 200,000 shares and slipped to $2.20, Lasco Distributors had 50,282 units at $6.90, Lasco Manufacturing has so far traded 108,900 units at $4.90 and tTech trades 110,428 shares at $5.10.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,571.91 points to 190,043.72, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,405.58 points to 170,974.67, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 1,587.17 points to close at 184,477.02 and the junior market index rose 27.61 points to a new high of 2,522.83.
At 10:45 am, a total of 30 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 1,416,958 shares changing hands carrying a value of $16,631,315 compared with only 153,140 units valued at just $1,460,514 on Monday. The average number of shares traded amount to 47,232 units up from just 10,209 units.